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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

An die Unbekannte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn mit rosigem Flügel
über taubeperlte Hügel
früh Aurora sich hebt,
seh' ich im blinkenden Schein
dich nur, Geliebte, allein!

Wenn in des Mittags Strahlen
lichter die Täler sich malen,
hell der Äther sich wölbt,
seh' ich im spiegelnden Schein
dich nur, Geliebte, allein!

Wenn in des Meeres Wogen
lächelnd die Sonne gezogen,
Purpur schmücket die Flut,
seh' ich im flutenden Schein
dich nur, Geliebte, allein!

Wenn hold Myriaden Sterne
leuchtend aus endloser Ferne
Glauben winken herab,
seh' ich im leuchtenden Schein
dich nur, Geliebte, allein!

Confirmed with Hamburgisches Morgenblatt, 1817.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( K. v. R. ) , "An die Unbekannte" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Daniel Friedrich Rudolph Kuhlau (1786 - 1832), "An die Unbekannte", op. 19 (Deutsche Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5, published [1819] [ voice and piano ], Hamburg: Johann August Böhme [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 86

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